Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is brown. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a brown shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bellfounder but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 pp. Red garnet (100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Senteq was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gifted student he started as a Bricklayer, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A 6'5" western man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown fur is lengthy. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His childhood dream was to be a Fletcher, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a monstrous two handed axe on his belt. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Butcher. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Wiggens abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Butcher and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (120 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Wobbles abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 370 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cartwright business.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Kali was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kali's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Pink pearl (110 gp). 4 Smokesticks.